https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51323
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Bug ID: 51323
Summary: The default installation blocks edits containing
certain words.
Product: Wikimedia
Version: wmf-deployment
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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One of my MediaWiki installations is blocking edits containing certain words.
It appears to be a spam filter of some kind, because it is blocking marketing
words like "viagra." It also happens if there are more than three external
links in a page. This is a simple installation, with most of the default
options enabled, and no extensions installed. I didn't configure any spam
filtering options. When I try to edit a page with a blocked word in it, I get a
301 redirect to the main page, but no error. The debug log shows the POST
request containing the edit, and the redirect next, but it doesn't give any
information as to what is causing the edit to be blocked. The same thing
happens when attempting to preview an edit. I tried installing MediaWiki on a
local server for testing, and it does not appear to be blocking any words. I
read all of the spam filtering documentation and nothing claims to be enabled
by default. This feature should be disabled by default, or it should be
documented. There should also be some kind of error in the debug log. Are there
any workarounds?
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